Mapping of resistance to corn borers in a MAGIC population of maize

Mapping of resistance to corn borers in a MAGIC population of maize

Abstract Background Corn borers constitute an important pest of maize around the world; in particular Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, named Mediterranean corn borer (MCB), causes important losses in Southern Europe. Methods of selection can be combined with transgenic approaches to increase the effic...

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Main Authors: José Cruz Jiménez-Galindo, Rosa Ana Malvar, Ana Butrón, Rogelio Santiago, Luis Fernando Samayoa, Marlon Caicedo, Bernardo Ordás
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Maize
Mediterranean corn borer
Sesamia nonagrioides
Resistance
Mapping with multi-parent advanced generation InterCrosses (MAGIC) populations
Quantitative trait loci (QTL)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-2052-z

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